Jackson Chamber of Commerce Celebrates it’s 6th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Diversity Breakfast
Promote community collaboration and motivate youth for service and excellence at the Sixth Annual Martin Luther King Breakfast on Friday, January 18, 2008 at Gene Davis & Sons Banquet and Convention Center (3575 Francis Street).
The event, coordinated by the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson Human Relations Commission, will feature William F. Pickard, a successful businessman in the metropolitan Detroit area for more than 30 years. Currently he is the chairman and CEO of the GlobalAutomotiveAlliance and an owner/operator of McDonalds Restaurants in Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor. President Reagan nominated and the Senate confirmed Dr. Pickard as the first chairman of the African Development Foundation. In 1990 he was recommended by the Honorable Jack Kemp and appointed by President George Bush to the Federal Home Loan Board. He was also appointed by President George Bush to the National Advisory Committee on Trade policy Negotiations in 1992. "The key to our business success is people" states Dr. Pickard. His operating philosophy is simple: "You manage things; you lead people".
WHAT: MLK Diversity Breakfast
WHEN: Friday, January 18, 2008 at 7:30am
WHERE: Gene Davis & Sons Banquet and Convention Center (3575 Francis Street)
COST: Tickets are $15 each. Sponsorships are still available.
For more information or to make your reservations please contact the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce at 517/782-8221 or mindy@gjcc.org.
Entrepreneurs Can Now Check Name Availability onDLEG’s Corporation Website
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Director Keith W. Cooley announced today that entrepreneurs now have the ability to check name availability on the Corporation Division’s website before submitting documents for filing.
The Department of Labor & Economic Growth (DLEG) Bureau of Commercial Services along with the Department of Information Technology have been working together to add the program on the Corporation Division’s website.
“This program has been requested by our customers for a long time and we now have the technology to make this feature a reality,” Cooley said. “Previously prospective business owners would submit their name to the Corporation Division and would have to wait to hear back if there were any potential conflicts. It’s a priority to make it as easy as possible to open a business in Michigan and this is another step we’ve taken to cut the red tape.”
The program allows customers and businesses to search the availability of a name; however final determination of whether a name is available for use is made during the review process when a document is submitted for filing.
"Giving entrepreneurs the ability to check name availability is yet another way we are using information technology to benefit our citizens and businesses," said Teri Takai, Director of the Michigan Department of Information Technology. "DLEG has led the way on a number of exciting technology initiatives and we value our strong partnership with them."
The Name Availability program checks to see if a name is distinguishable on the record from other active corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, active assumed names and any active name reservation or name registrations on file. The name should have a different sequence of letters or numbers to make it distinguishable. However, distinctions, such as punctuation and required words at the end of the name, such as company, limited partnership, limited liability company and all of their abbreviations, are not used to determine the availability of a name and not considered distinguishable.
If the name is not available, the program will allow the customer to view details on the conflicting name by simply clicking on the name. The program will also highlight any other issues with the names, such as required words and words or phrases prohibited or restricted by other State of Michigan or Federal statutes.
The Name Availability program contains an email address and phone number to the Corporation Division for inquiries about the program. The name availability program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be accessed at www.michigan.gov/corporations and clicking on Name Availability.
Lansing skyline to change with removal of Ottawa Station stack, signs
Lansing’s skyline will experience a striking change in the coming days, as the 150-foot stack atop the decommissioned Ottawa Power Station is removed.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light is removing the stack as preparations continue for redevelopment of the former power plant.
The stack is being removed because there is no need for it in the redevelopment project. Removing the stack also avoids the necessity of future maintenance.
“Board of Water & Light” signs on the building will also be removed.
The actual timing of the stack removal will depend on weather and wind conditions. The entire operation may be completed before Christmas, weather permitting.
The plan is to have crews cut the stack in about nine sections. Next, a large crane will lift the sections one by one and lower them to the ground. Once the removal process has begun, it will take an estimated two days for it to be completed.
Once the sections are lowered to the ground, they will be hauled away for recycling.
All State Tower of Henderson, Ky. has been contracted to remove the stack. The company will use a special, 350-ton crane that will actually loom above the stack. Because of the crane’s height, the BWL had to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA will alert aircraft of the crane’s locale.
The stack is made of steel ranging in thickness from 3/8 inch to _ inch. At its bottom, the stack’s diameter is 15 feet. At the top, its diameter is 9 feet, five inches. The stack’s estimated weight is 50 tons (100,000 pounds).
Ottawa Power Station was built in the late 1930s. The building itself is 170 feet tall. The 150-foot stack was added in the early 1950s.
The BWL decommissioned the Ottawa Power Station in 1992.
